Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, September 18, 1940, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER If. 1940. PAGE FIVB COUNCIL VOTES 10 Finance Committee to Name Administrators; City Elec tion Set for November 5 The city council voted last right to take over management and operation of the armory during the year Medford's na tional viuard units, now mobilis ed In the regular army, are at camp. The city had been asked by the commanding general to take charge of trie armory; otherwise the building would have to be locked up for a year, it was brought out. A resolution was adopted au thorizing the mayor to appoint a ciiireri? cr.mmittee of at !eat three Koreans to operate the armory vtho'..t coat to the state mliiury iprlrrnt. Mayor C. C. rirna ieUzattd to the i nar.ee coinmlt the responsi bility of se cim trie personnel o' the cimnvt'e and fixing its noltciee lo." leoort njck to him lor council .oi-.'lrmation. .mdaer Pttienred. The building and l!ht com mit'., thxor.gh iu cnairman, J F. Xrlckson, mhmitted a detall eJ report on operation of the armory, listing th present reve nue and 2xpenea and estimat ing operating costs .'or tne com ing year. The report embodied an appropriation of $800 to take care ot whpt appeared to be a norma! ileflcil, neither lh state nor federal government appar ently providing funds for oper ation and maintenance of the building during the year the city will be custodian. Councilman M. N. Hogan, however, objected to the ap propriation and suggested that first an effort be made to In crease the revenues sufficiently to make both ends meet. Upon motion of H. S. Deuel, provi sion for the appropriation was stricken from the committee's report and the report as amend ed was then adopted. It was Indicated the proposed appro priation ot $800 was Intended to pay for janitor and custodial service, $600 a year, and for re pairs and maintenance, $200. Duty Seen- It was the consensus of the council that it was the patriotic duty of the city to take over management of the armory. It was also agreed that an effort should be made to increase the revenues of the building so that Income would offset outgo. Sev eral councilmen said that the veteran organizations using the armory as their meeting place would unquestionably help in plans designed to increase the revenues. Election Set. In a formal resolution the council set November 3 for the regular city election. To be elected are a mayor, recorder treasurer and five councilmen. One councilman is to be elected from each of the city's four wards wherein the regular four year term is expiring. In addi tion a councilman is to be elect ed in the fourth ward to fill the unexpired two years of the four-year term of J. Frank Peinhart. who has moved from the ward and is therefore not eligible to continue on the coun cil The council repealed a reso lution adopted February 7. 1939. which led to a special levy of two mills a year for five years for the repair of streets. Sub sequently, the streets were re cor.tr'ic!ed through a PWA grant and the special levy was no longer needed. The special tax was levied only one year. Mayor r'irnas informed the council that the tentative 1941 b'l.leet was ready and suggested an early meeting with the citi zens' bu-.1(!rt committee to go over it- He counse'ed that the budKel mint be In final, accept ance form by October 5- It was decided to meet with the citi zen' committee at 7:30 p. m. to night in council chambers at city hail. Airport Report Given. A teunrt prepared by Thomas A. Cuibertson. Jr.. and read by Counrilman Heinhart, showed that the airport was used by 4'U p'ans in Augjst. an avi ae cf 13 a day. The plane w.-e divi.le.1 as follows: 213 Un te.l Air Lines. 13(1 Tj. S arm.-. 2-1 r. S. r.y. 23 national gmr.-t aid 37 p-tvaie. ANDIRONS JuH Mceired A special lot ol FOUR NEW DESICNS in antique brass finish andirons. am ah Heavy Black Legs ) HUBBARD BROS. Main Pive-fida. The council adopted a resolu tion asking that the civil aero nautics authority give favorable consideration to an application of United Air Lines for a cer tificate permitting the company to "establish a shuttle service from the city of Medford to Wil lamette valley points . ." Mayor Furnas explained that the reso lution was intended to include Klamath Falls with the Willam ette valley points. It was one of the longest ses sions the council has held in months. The full council at tended. U. S. COURT TERM Judge Claude McColloch of Portland, junior federal Jurist in Oregon, notified Postmaster Frank DeSouza by mail today that the U. S. district court would accept the offer of quar ter! in the Jackson county court- house for the October term of j federal court here. He expressed the court's appreciation of the couriesy or me various court house officials m relinquishing parts of their quarters to ac commodate the federal court. Federal court will convene here October 1. It had no quar ters available as the federal building, where the court is permanently housed, is under going remodeling. As custodian ot the federal building, Post master Frank DeSouza inter- tvueu iu tuiu avkuiiiiiiuudiiuus and obtained the circuit court room and various offices in the county courthouse through the courtesy of the circuit court and several county departmt nt heads. Saturday, October 5 Is the final day for voters to register for the general election Novem ber S. Voters who have not voted In two years, re cently arrived in the county, or who have changed their names by marriage, or moved to an other precinct since the last elec tion, are required to register. Registrations have been fairly steady, but by no means brisk so far. They are expected to increase as the campaign warms. One man is registered as a "Bol shevik." He playfully declined to state whether he was a Re publican or a Democrat, and told the deputy clerk "not to tell the American Legion." Baltimore. Sept. 18. HP) A stubborn fire swept throuch the cork storage yards of the Crown Cork and Seal company plant today, sending a thick column of smoke skyward and dropping embers close to oil company storage tanks. Flames ate through thousands of dry cork bales piled 30 feet high in the open air two hlocks along one side of the plant. Men working along the Penn sylvania railroad line reported they heard an "explosion" just before the fire broke out. FASHIONABLE HOMES TAKEN FOR REFUGEES London. Sept. 18. (.V) Homes in London's fashionable West End are being commandeered for families left homeless in sevarly tcmbed areas, billeting officers announce dtoday. One officer said accommoda tions for "many hundreds" of homeless already had been found. I.O.O.F. INTERNATIONAL IS HEADED BY CANADIAN Huntington. W. Va.. Sept 17. 'Pi The international conven tion of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows elected James A. Hagerman of Saskatoon. Can ada, sovereign grand sire today by traditional succession- Down With Wash Laguna Beach. Calif. (,Ti This is an art colony and every once in a while something re minds you of it. Latest is a com piaint against the uncsthrtic ef fect of washing hung out on Clotheslines, right where every body can see it. Phon 2189 POLES UNFIT FOR ANY ASSOCIATION Laborers Must Wear Letter 'P' On Breast Letters Censored; Cash Withheld Berlin. Sept. 18. (rP Thou sands of leaflets extolling the German "master race' 'and vili fying Poles as second-rate hu man beings were distributed to Berlin households today by the "Volksbund for G e r m a ndom Abroad." The circulars bore a purple Roman-letter "P" against a yel low, diamond -shaped back ground, and called attention to Reichsmarshal Hermann Wil helm Goering'i order for all Polish laborers, both men and women, to wear such an in signia on the right chest side of every garment. Unfit for Marriage. Poles were called unfit for inter-marriage or even comrade ship with Germans. "German living space of the future will contain many non German elements," the Volks bund declared. "Therefore, it is important to educate our en tire people up to the dangers lurking in such living together with foreign elements." The conquered Poles were de scribed as especially despicable, the leaflets said, "because the atrocities in Poland compelled the fuehrer to protect our Ger mans there with armed forces." Farmers and factory owners were warned not to permit Pol ish laborers to write long let ters home lest they contain un true statements about Germany. The Poles, moreover, are to be given no cash- Alexandria, Egypt, Sept. 18. (VP) Martial law was tightened in Alexandria today and authori ties rushed scores of new air raid shelters toward completion although Italian forces invading Egypt were reported somewhat more than 250 miles from this British Mediterranean naval base. Many homes, night clubs, theaters and banks were sand bagged to a height of 10 feet or more in anticipation of increased air bombardment. White-uniformed Egyptian po lice, armed with rifles, rigidly enforce total blackout orders at night. By day and night, vital sectors of the city are patrolled by spec ially trained police who scan the skies vigilantly, alert to any Italian attempt to land troops by parachute. Portland, Sept. 18. P) Thirty.four young men have en listed here this month as flying cadets in the regular army. Col. H. D. Bagnall, Portland recruit ing officer, announced today. They include Dean W. Ford, Medford. Colonel Bagnall said the re cruits are now receiving primary - UK1"",., l - " " erw a. I " . ... lo riv" SECONDS TO f PORTLAND'S CITY CENTER 1 P Czm .-.-. Tr. Stem-., J ft 1j- . Cf tvmvrA'.ii 1 V 'fw.-co roMM w,n fm w J 1290 AITO Up J training at California aeronautic schools. Ford is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Ford of the Jackson ville highway. He took the gov ernment's civilian pilot's course at Oregon State college in Cor vallis last spring. He was to enter his senior year at the col lege this fall. He left here Sep tember 5 to take his examina tion for flying cadet. DIES SEES SABOTAGE IN HERCULES BLAST Dallas. Tex., Sept. 17. IV Rep. Martin Dies (D.-Tex.). chairman of the house commit tee investigating un-American activities, charged In an inter view with reporters here today that the recent Hercules pow der plant explosion in New Jer sey was an act of sabotage. He said his committee a year ago had revealed that foreign agents planned to blow up the plant, but that the government merely "laughed at us." L X V Si SILVER ENTERING NEW USE FIELDS Alloys in Aircraft Making Use 7 Per Cent May Re place Tin Food Containers Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 18. iT) Increased use of sil ver in aircraft production was reported today to the seventh annual convention of the Amer ican Mining Congress Some light alloys used in air craft contain as much as seven per cent silver, Dr. Alexander Goetz of the California Insti tute of Technology said in a prepared address on the indus trial uses of silver. The metal also has proper ties that have led to its appli 3-thread Silk Crepe Hose 48 Annrrars' Sal I Genuine 43-gaug pure silks, cUar and ringlets! Comfortable rayon tops I Rayon-reinforced silk feet for wear. Sale. tenfl-werlnflS)fvlce Weight He.4l Sale! New 1.98 x 1 68 in verefjr mvd Right ot th beginning of lb Season our entire stock reduced for Annhror ary! Se thorn alll Wo' to ory now stylo, OTory now trim, every now hooll Sale of 3.98 Fall Jackets 368 Annlyrtary Special fare extra on tie fashion of tho hour loagoi-longth, bosy lacloti In wool-and-rayon chocks or plaidsl (M .! t.tl AS wool SMrti . . . IT Gorgeous New rail Prints 68 Now Only Thor beautifully nado, with wid wtdo skirts! Fin ort quality novolty co tons and ooortuckorl All tubfaitl 30" tlppor and wrap-around tylool 12-44. Span Rayon Shirts, Skirts Bigulailr $1,981 1177 eech Naturally, you'll want both to weal separately or ot a drew. Thoy'ro natter pieceo of tailoring. Inaaino double yokes, rtilihed beltal mEiiia intrmm awe m h ihikv cation as bearing material In motors a use that may l-e de veloped considerably, Dr. Goetz said. Mar Replace Tin. Produced in abundance in this country, silver may replace leu available tin as a lining for metal containers for food and beverages. The Californian said that methods had been worked out for coating copper-plated steel with a millionth of an inch of silver, and for evaporating a thin layer of the metal on the inner surface of varnished cans. The substitution of ailver for chlorine in the treatment of drinking water was another po tential use of the metal reported by Dr. Goetz. Gasolina Business . It is estimated that every 24 hours ine-third of all U- S. mo tor vehicles, ten million of them, Wood Circulators A full Una of latest modali at Lowest Prices FICK HARDWARE Q333P V2fe 2- J Jp-M 1 (0)(o) Wool Flannel Dresses Rtgularly 2.981 Thoy'ro suporbly toU lorod, with little military Jackets or daula hirtwaLtt topol Wear tho skirt with other blouoos and lockout Teal, wine, new Soldier Bluol Also ted with black) Buy now and tare! SALE! 1.69 MILLINERY Now York's latest styleel Cushion brimsl Exciting new borotil Rich velrtta and fin (eltsl All new Tall colorsl USE WARDS CONVENIENT TIME PAYMENT PLAN! M 0 n T G drive into the nation's 400,000 retail gasoline outlets and ob - tain 80.000.000 gallons of motor fuel, according to the Oregon State Motor association. .1 THE "DOUBLE RICH" ITIAIGHT SOUIBON WHISKEY. 0 MOOf GES3 (2D Same fabrics and details 16.98 and 19.98 elsewhere! $1 Down plus payments hold coat until Oct. 968 X J SlSM SeT 12 to 111 128 0 M E R Y used The watermelon has been euW tivated since ancient times. BOURBON SCHtNlEY DISTILLERS COW. N. Y. C I CD CD CCH We bought befor & rush easoa to tava you moneyl Imaging sporti coots yrith double woven plaid backi and ebamoit half-back ini terliaiagsl Dressy coats with Interesting new collars and pockets, xayon velvet trim, trapunto workl All advance 1940 styles I finest fabrics o wool and rayonl Rich new 71 Fall coIts! 12-44. ms 17A0D 1 Windmills Were first 1 commonly in Germany. r7 )fi"f V'ir Plnl 9i oo ff lii Hatbfii 117 SOUTH CENTRAL TELCPHOMK Ills)